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...comparison to that summer of ’69. I would like to believe that I am not naïve enough to be disappointed by an event that chose Metallica and Pearl Jam as headliners, that it’s no surprise that the words “sellout?? entered my mind on numerous occasions. Still, I can’t help but feel the dull pain of disappointment, as if catching the show this year, its sixth, was too late and the festival is now past its prime.I first heard of Bonnaroo in high school when...
...officiation of Rush Limbaugh’s wedding, and other acts deemed worthy of the label racial treason.But according to a new book by Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy, applying the label of racial treason is not a simple matter. Not only is the designation “sellout?? complicated in defining the criteria for citizenship in Black America, but, Kennedy claims in “Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal,” the deployment of this term harms rather than protects the African American community. While Kennedy succeeds in illustrating the difficulties that exist when...
Klein Professor of Law Randall L. Kennedy provoked a dynamic discussion about collective racial and ethnic identity—centering on the term “sellout??—with a group of about 15 students in the Dunster House Junior Common Room last night. Kennedy defined “sellout?? as a term used to describe and stigmatize African Americans who are said knowingly or negligently to act against the interest of their communities. Philip G. Parham ’09, a member of the Black Men’s Forum, said that every...
Upon the backdrop of accusations of “sellout?? from his former hard rock fans, Heinegg’s new album of soulful meditations is hardly cause for alarm. His talented musicianship stands on its own as a force full of raw emotion, vivacity and somber eloquence. Regardless of its place amidst contemporary music trends or past musical associations Heinegg might have, this recording stands its ground as a singularly affecting work...
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